Hello...Glad To Be Back

 It's time to hit the blogging trail after a short break. The month of May blew by in a blur.  I was very nervous about my surgery and certainly concerned about the outcome as well as being down during a busy time of year as far as the outdoor work goes.  There were gardens starting to come to life and of course that means weeds.  The lawn that needs mowed sometimes twice a week. Planting the veggies and on and on.  I came home as expected 2 days after surgery.  I'm pretty good at handling pain but this sort of threw me for a loop.   Because the incision was posterior they had to go through the muscles in the back. Yep, I think I felt...and still do at times...every fiber they stretched!  PIC ALERT!!!  Scroll on by if you don't want to see my scar.  This is my journal so it's going in for history sake!

The bandage on the right side was covering the area where I had a drain. Thankfully all healed well. I had my 3 week post op visit and I don't have to wear the collar unless I feel like I need it or when in the car.  All else is coming along and will just take time to completely heal.

This section of my couch has become my best friend.  It reclines on both ends and I slept in the recliner until this past week when I was finally comfortable laying down.  Heat and ice were and still are good buddies also.  I guess having a broken wrist at the same time hasn't exactly helped but by and by it's getting better.  I wasn't able to be up for more than 5-10min. at a time and now I'm back to a few of my activities...even driving.  

I wouldn't stand next to me in a thunderstorm if I were you. Jack kids that he could scrap me out at the metal recycle place!  So at times if you think I have a screw loose..well, you could be right!  In the mean time, Spring sprung and the flowers bloomed.  My sweet Granddaughter, Summer, and her boyfriend, Spencer,  came and did some weeding and then planted annuals, containers, and my flower boxes for me. My awesome boys came and have taken care of mowing the yard.  Jack planted all the veggies and has taken great care of me as well as working and doing household chores and cooking.  Since I can reclaim some of those chores we're back to some kind of normal.  

My peonies bloomed on time for Memorial Day.  We had peonies in our yard growing up and Mom enjoyed them and I always think of her when they bloom. I can't believe it's been one year since she passed away.  Her birthday was May 17th and she would have been 95. What a party we would have loved to have had for her. I sure hope she's having a party in heaven with Dad and all her family. I picked a nice bouquet in her honor.

These are for you Mom!  Even though family has been a big help with the yard we decided to hire out someone to do the bigger weeding jobs.  Our good friends drive the Amish when needed and said they are always looking for jobs for the kids to do.  So Friday 3 Amish kiddos came and worked for about 3 hours weeding.  They were so cute and fun to talk to. I prepared lunch for them and then drove them home. We had some good discussions about the differences of the the Amish and English. 

They did a pretty good job and I know who to call if needed again. So this was my life in May. I'm hoping each week is better and soon I'll be back in full summer mode.  Our sweet Granddaughter, Driana gets married on Friday! Good times ahead and I'm sure more photos abound.  At least they won't be pics of surgery scars! Thanks for the well wishes and prayers. I've felt them and I'm happy to be back in blog land.